Walking On A Metal Roof ?'s

Hi everyone. I have a to get to a section of a house that is above a metal roof to stain. It is quite slick and just a bit steep to walk. I wondered if you all have any suggestions on how to stage this area?

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Walking On A Metal Roof ?'s

I've done this one not so steep metal roofs, use a bunch of clamps, then slide a piece of 3/4 ply against that. and you can screw a 2x4 to that ply to keep your ladder from kicking out if you need to use a ladder while up on the roof. articulated booms can't get everywhere.

also, if you take some scrap EPDM rubber off your roofer, it grips better if you have used the rubber primer on it first and let it dry really well. then it's somewhat tacky but not going to stick or leave marks(test it out first, some finishes might mark up)
then lay the EPDM in the pan where you need to work and it keeps you from sliding.
the foam pads on top of that work well.

I've also made small chicken ladders that fit into the panels using 5/4 lath . you can keep them from job to job.

lastly. if they have snow guards, make sure they are securely fastened and I have in the past trusted them because I know who put them on. Those snow guards withstand lots of force from snow/ice in the winter, just look what it does to gutters without it, that's a lot of force, more than we are putting on them with our weight. so the more guards you can catch to push against, the better you are. bring an allen key up and make sure they are tight.

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Walking On A Metal Roof ?'s

Not to be a ****, but do you tell homeowner clamps may leave marks. My experience on higher end jobs is customer expects us to walk on water. Leave no trace we were there. Whenever I try to save customer money, it comes back to bite me. I vote for the lift! Know you said bath mats worked, but, one slip with bucket of paint in hand, I'm just sayin

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